You might remember that we bought a job lot of bike bits which included one bike which was part disassembled (the blue bike) and one that was completely in bits (the green bike). Well, the guy selling the bikes didn't have any V5's for the bikes because he was breaking them. We want to put at least one of the bikes back on the road which means that we need to apply for the v5 document.
In order to do that we need to fill in some forms and send off a cheque for £25. However, we need to provide a VIN for the bike that we require the v5 for.
Problem number one: No frame plate on the blue bike
Problem number two: The VIN number stamp has been removed from the frame by an angle grinder or similar
Looks like the blue bike is running a frame that doesn't belong to the registered number plate. This is bad. It probably indicates that the frame and maybe more of the bike is stolen or has previously been written off and apart from making it difficult to obtain a v5 it also makes it very difficult to get an MOT because they will check for the VIN plate / stamp.
Turns out that the green bike does have the original frame plate still attached and that the stamp on the frame matches it. Even better than that, a quick check determines that the VIN number is correct for the registration. Phew!
v62 application and SORN declaration have both been sent off for the green bike, the blue bike will be used for mocking up stuff and spare parts. Looks like it's definitely a single bike project now!
Monday 28 December 2009
Friday 18 December 2009
Scratching that itch
TV programs like A bike is born, Wheeler Dealers and other restoration type programs have got a lot to answer for.
They made me want to get my hands dirty and restore something. I've never done anything like that before but for some reason it really appeals to me. I decided early on that taking on a car project wouldn't be easy, it seemed like a lot of work and besides I didn't have the space in the garage. There would be room for a motorbike though and surely they can't be so tough...
I recently (last year or so) got into biking and rebuilding a bike would be a lot easier than restoring a car. Also, my brother Andy is also keen on getting into biking and was on the lookout for a 125cc learner legal bike.
Long story short, eBay came to rescue and we bought something that kinda ticked all the boxes. We bought a job lot that consisted of two CB125 Twin's that were in pieces or pretty much there anyway. The seller assured us that they were good runners before the bikes were stripped but we have no way of knowing this until we've actually put them back together. Between them I'd say that we have enough parts to make a decent bike but we'll still need to get some parts.
Only problem was picking the damn things up, they were in Cornwall and we were in Birmingham, UK, so best part of a 540 mile round trip!
Fast forward a bit and I now have most of a CB125 TD-C sat in my garage along with a load of parts and bits from the other bike. I don't have everything here because Andy has some parts in his garage.
Ok, she needs a bit (lot) of work but we got both bikes, engines, frames etc for a very reasonable amount of money. Bargain of the century? Maybe, time will definitely tell.
They made me want to get my hands dirty and restore something. I've never done anything like that before but for some reason it really appeals to me. I decided early on that taking on a car project wouldn't be easy, it seemed like a lot of work and besides I didn't have the space in the garage. There would be room for a motorbike though and surely they can't be so tough...
I recently (last year or so) got into biking and rebuilding a bike would be a lot easier than restoring a car. Also, my brother Andy is also keen on getting into biking and was on the lookout for a 125cc learner legal bike.
Long story short, eBay came to rescue and we bought something that kinda ticked all the boxes. We bought a job lot that consisted of two CB125 Twin's that were in pieces or pretty much there anyway. The seller assured us that they were good runners before the bikes were stripped but we have no way of knowing this until we've actually put them back together. Between them I'd say that we have enough parts to make a decent bike but we'll still need to get some parts.
Only problem was picking the damn things up, they were in Cornwall and we were in Birmingham, UK, so best part of a 540 mile round trip!
Fast forward a bit and I now have most of a CB125 TD-C sat in my garage along with a load of parts and bits from the other bike. I don't have everything here because Andy has some parts in his garage.
Ok, she needs a bit (lot) of work but we got both bikes, engines, frames etc for a very reasonable amount of money. Bargain of the century? Maybe, time will definitely tell.
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